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I live in NYC & work for Columbia University. My nephrologist is affliated with Columbia Presbyterian. I have had stage 4 kidney diseas for 4 years. I am holding fast with a creatinine level of 2.9. I maintain this mostly through diet, low potassium & no animal prot
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[More]ein. It has not been hard & I find my weight stable with no need for drastic diets. I Stay away from dairy, but do eat cheese & eggs. I find most Nephrologists do not stress diet enough. Through trial & error I feel I have found a method that works & I have avoided a kidney transplant.
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